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During the First World War, Austro-Hungarian soldiers were not allowed to send letters before and during military offensives; instead, they were given these multilingual postcards stating they were alright and of good health. As noted on the edges of the postcard, soldiers were prohibited from writing anything else. The postcard is especially interesting as it reflects the ethnic diversity of Austria-Hungary as well as the hierarchy between them, with German and Hungarian on top, followed by Czech, Ukrainian, Italian, Slovenian, Croatian, and Romanian.

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I can see Polish too (“Jestem zdrów i powodzi mi się dobrze” & “Na tej kartce nie wolno nic więcej dopisać”).

My region was in Austria (later Austria-Hungary) between 1772 and 1918 after the partitions of Poland and it was called Galicia.

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“Forget About Me” Spell

A spell for someone to forget about you, for them to stop thinking about you, for them to stop missing you, and for them to move on with their life.

What you’ll need:

★ a white candle - for a fresh start

★ black paper - for grieving and moving on

★ pink fabric - for self love

★ ground cinnamon - for health in love in the future

★ bay leaf - for your wish

★ black pen/marker

Optional:

★a sigil for moving on and/or for forgetting

Steps:

1) Write your name and your chosen’s name in the middle of the black paper with some distance between them. If you have a sigil, draw it between the names. Write your wish (e.i. “for them to forget about me” ) on the bay leaf and set aside.

2) Arrange the black paper and pink fabric with corners offset and with the black paper on top.

3) Make a small circle out of cinnamon in the middle of the black paper covering the names.

4) Light the candle and tip it so wax drips into the middle of the cinnamon circle.

5) Once the first drop hits the paper, say the following:

“To forget. To forgive. To forget about me.

To let your heart be burdened by the thought of me no longer.

To forget me. Tor forgive me.

To forgive and forget.”

Set the candle off to the side and keep lit.

6) Press the bay leaf into the wax.

7) Carefully fold the black paper into an envelope. Fold the pink fabric in a similar manner around the black paper.

8) Throw it away and blow out the candle.